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Prosecutors have charged a Metropolitan Police officer with murder after he shot rapper Chris Kaba in London last year.

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[-] 520@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No. There are of course some armed units, but they don't do regular patrol work with their guns.

Armed units were involved here because the car Kaba was in was linked to a shooting the day before. Any involvement of firearms will invoke an armed response from police, however that does not mean they can simply shoot on sight and say they felt their life was threatened.

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